Twitter can t dictate India s legal policy : MeitY hits back at site s staff security concerns
The central government went on to berate Twitter for not complying with the Intermediary Guidelines and even listed instances where MeitY claimed that the social media site failed to prove its commitment to people of India
BusinessToday.In | May 27, 2021 | Updated 19:09 IST
In response to concerns raised by Twitter over security of its staff members in India, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology released a stern statement asking the microblogging site to comply with the laws of the land.
The social media platform had expressed worry about the safety of its staff in India, days after police visited its office as part of an investigation pertaining to Twitter s tagging of certain posts by BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra as manipulated media . A team from Special Cell under Delhi Police had visited Twitter offices in Delhi and Gurugram on May 25 to serve a notice to the com
Google CEO Sundar Pichai says the company will include requests in its transparency reports. Centre on Wednesday wrote to social media intermediary companies, asking them on the status of compliance with its new digital rules, the deadline for which ended
After the lapse of time for compliance with the new IT rules, WhatsApp is seeking legal recourse against government provision, while government says the company never objected to its implementation
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Except for one Indian social media company - Koo, none of the social media platforms have complied with the new rules so far.
Issuing comprehensive guidelines for social media, the Government had on February 25, 2021 gave social media companies three-month time to comply. The deadline is ending May 25, but none of the top firms have reportedly adhered to the new rules. Â
The rules come into effect on May 26, 2021 and if social media companies do not comply, they may lose their status and protections as intermediaries and may become liable for criminal action as per existing laws of India, sources said.Â
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On Monday, May 17, ASUCR released a statement affirming their support for Palestinian students, faculty and staff at UCR in addition to all those affected by the violence taking place in Gaza as a result of the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian unrest. The statement received over 300 comments from students, alumni and others showing appreciation for ASUCR taking a stand and acknowledging the conflict.
“Drafting this statement, ensuring our association shows strong support to our Palestinian student community and their loved ones struggling with military violence and an ongoing colonial apartheid is extremely important and not complex,” stated Vice President of External Affairs Vincent Rasso.